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present highway bridge. Bullion made in the crude smelter was made into bullets, in rough molds, for the rifles of the settlers of this entire area.
The ore was soft in nature, with gold assays running as high as one-half ounce to the ton, silver from 19 to 30 ounces, and 38% lead. The high silver content caused the report to be carried to the east that the Mormons used silver bullets. Some of the bullion from the Lincoln Mine was shipped to Salt Lake City, by order of Brigham Young, wheredt was refined in the more modern smelters.
In 1881; J. H. Dupax and a Mr. Spicer erected a smelter a half mile southwest of the mine, using water pumped from the mine, but a great loss was suffered in smelting the ores at this smelter. In 1915, Dan Ferguson and his son Barlo shipped the slag and did very well, as there were many large pieces of pure metal in this slag, many weighing several pounds each.
The No. 1 ore deposit at the surface was about 25 feet wide, eight feet thick and 140 feet long, laying in the shape of an egg. The No. 2 deposit, directly underneath the No. 1 deposit, was much smaller but equally rich in values.
These two deposits apparently were the only high grade ores in the Lincoln, with the ore at deeper depths turning to sulphides, and not carrying very rich values. Operations at the mine continued up until 1896, and in 1947 an attempt was made to reopen the mine by a Denver group, but due to difficulty in unwatering the mine, and heavy drilling expenses with no returns, the project was abandoned.
FIRST LIVED IN DUGOUTS
The first settlers of Minersville lived in dugouts. Across the river at about this point, they built a reservoir, but which proved to be unsuccessful. Water became scarce, and it was necessary to move to what is now the present site of Mine rsville. Even here the water was at

present highway bridge. Bullion made in the crude smelter was made into bullets, in rough molds, for the rifles of the settlers of this entire area.
The ore was soft in nature, with gold assays running as high as one-half ounce to the ton, silver from 19 to 30 ounces, and 38% lead. The high silver content caused the report to be carried to the east that the Mormons used silver bullets. Some of the bullion from the Lincoln Mine was shipped to Salt Lake City, by order of Brigham Young, wheredt was refined in the more modern smelters.
In 1881; J. H. Dupax and a Mr. Spicer erected a smelter a half mile southwest of the mine, using water pumped from the mine, but a great loss was suffered in smelting the ores at this smelter. In 1915, Dan Ferguson and his son Barlo shipped the slag and did very well, as there were many large pieces of pure metal in this slag, many weighing several pounds each.
The No. 1 ore deposit at the surface was about 25 feet wide, eight feet thick and 140 feet long, laying in the shape of an egg. The No. 2 deposit, directly underneath the No. 1 deposit, was much smaller but equally rich in values.
These two deposits apparently were the only high grade ores in the Lincoln, with the ore at deeper depths turning to sulphides, and not carrying very rich values. Operations at the mine continued up until 1896, and in 1947 an attempt was made to reopen the mine by a Denver group, but due to difficulty in unwatering the mine, and heavy drilling expenses with no returns, the project was abandoned.
FIRST LIVED IN DUGOUTS
The first settlers of Minersville lived in dugouts. Across the river at about this point, they built a reservoir, but which proved to be unsuccessful. Water became scarce, and it was necessary to move to what is now the present site of Mine rsville. Even here the water was at